Fixed fees. Agreed in writing. No surprises.
Every fee on this page is what you will pay for our work, plus VAT where it applies and the Home Office’s own charges, which we list separately. Your exact figure inside the range is confirmed on the free call and agreed in writing before any chargeable work begins.
Published under the SRA Transparency Rules. All fees shown are our professional fees, plus VAT. Home Office fees, the Immigration Health Surcharge and other third-party costs are set out separately below. If the scope changes, the fee changes only in writing, with your agreement, before the extra work is done.
Consultations
| Type | What you get | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Free call20 minutes, by phone, booked online | The route that fits, whether you meet the rules today, and the fixed fee. No written advice. | Free |
| Video consultationUp to 45 minutes, on Microsoft Teams | Full assessment of your situation and documents, and a written summary with the advice and the fixed-fee quote within two working days. | £150 + VAT |
| Employer compliance health check | See Business immigration and compliance below. | From £950 + VAT |
The video consultation fee is deducted from your fixed fee if you instruct us within 30 days. Compliance products are deducted from licence or revocation work instructed within three months. Book a free call.
Family immigration
| Route | Fixed fee plus VAT, excluding third-party costs |
|---|---|
| Spouse or partner visaFrom abroad or switching in the UK | £1,400 – £1,800 + VAT |
| Fiancé(e) or unmarried partner | £1,400 – £1,800 + VAT |
| Partner extension, FLR(M) | £1,200 – £1,600 + VAT |
| Dependant childPer child | £1,000 – £1,400 + VAT |
| Parent of a British or settled child | £1,400 – £2,800 + VAT |
| Adult dependent relative | £2,200 – £3,500 + VAT |
| Settlement for survivors of domestic abuseLegal aid checked first | £1,400 – £2,000 + VAT |
What is included. Our fee covers taking your instructions, assessing eligibility, telling you what evidence is needed and reviewing it, preparing and drafting the application and any representations, submitting it, dealing with Home Office requests for information, and advising you on the decision. Counsel’s fees for hearings are a disbursement, quoted separately.
Work visas
| Route | Fixed fee plus VAT, excluding third-party costs |
|---|---|
| Skilled WorkerFirst application, extension or change of employer | £1,200 – £1,700 + VAT |
| Health and Care Worker | £900 – £1,400 + VAT |
| Global TalentEndorsement and visa | £2,200 – £3,500 + VAT |
What is included. Our fee covers taking your instructions, assessing eligibility, telling you what evidence is needed and reviewing it, preparing and drafting the application and any representations, submitting it, dealing with Home Office requests for information, and advising you on the decision. Counsel’s fees for hearings are a disbursement, quoted separately.
Business immigration and compliance
| Route | Fixed fee plus VAT, excluding third-party costs |
|---|---|
| Sponsor licence applicationSmall or charitable sponsor | £2,200 – £2,800 + VAT |
| Sponsor licence applicationMedium or large sponsor | £2,800 – £3,500 + VAT |
| Licence, first certificate and first Skilled Worker visaAs one package | £2,700 – £4,200 + VAT |
| Sponsor licence renewal | £1,400 – £1,800 + VAT |
| Change of circumstances | £600 – £900 + VAT |
| Certificate of Sponsorship checkPer certificate | £200 – £400 + VAT |
| Compliance health checkUp to 5 sponsored workers | £950 + VAT |
| Full mock auditUp to 10 sponsored workers | £1,750 + VAT |
| Full mock audit11 to 20 sponsored workers | £2,750 + VAT |
| Full mock audit21 or more workers, or multi-site | On application |
| Pre-visit preparationHome Office visit notified | £1,950 + VAT |
| Annual compliance retainer | From £295 a month + VAT |
| Licence suspended or revoked: representationsQuoted after reading the letter | £3,000 – £6,000 + VAT |
| Innovator Founder and self-sponsorship | Quoted after the free call |
What is included. Our fee covers taking your instructions, assessing eligibility, telling you what evidence is needed and reviewing it, preparing and drafting the application and any representations, submitting it, dealing with Home Office requests for information, and advising you on the decision. Counsel’s fees for hearings are a disbursement, quoted separately.
Visiting the UK
| Route | Fixed fee plus VAT, excluding third-party costs |
|---|---|
| Standard, family or business visit | £600 – £900 + VAT |
| Visit after a refusal, or an unusual sponsor | £900 – £1,400 + VAT |
| Marriage or medical visitor | £700 – £1,100 + VAT |
What is included. Our fee covers taking your instructions, assessing eligibility, telling you what evidence is needed and reviewing it, preparing and drafting the application and any representations, submitting it, dealing with Home Office requests for information, and advising you on the decision. Counsel’s fees for hearings are a disbursement, quoted separately.
Settlement and British nationality
| Route | Fixed fee plus VAT, excluding third-party costs |
|---|---|
| Indefinite leave to remainFive-year routes | £1,400 – £2,200 + VAT |
| Indefinite leave to remainTen-year long residence | £1,800 – £2,800 + VAT |
| Returning resident | £1,400 – £2,000 + VAT |
| EU Settlement SchemeLate application or family member | £900 – £1,400 + VAT |
| Pre-settled to settled status | £600 – £900 + VAT |
| Naturalisation | £1,000 – £1,500 + VAT |
| Registration of a child | £1,000 – £1,400 + VAT |
| Good character representations | £1,500 – £2,400 + VAT |
What is included. Our fee covers taking your instructions, assessing eligibility, telling you what evidence is needed and reviewing it, preparing and drafting the application and any representations, submitting it, dealing with Home Office requests for information, and advising you on the decision. Counsel’s fees for hearings are a disbursement, quoted separately.
Asylum and human rights
| Route | Fixed fee plus VAT, excluding third-party costs |
|---|---|
| Human rights applicationArticle 8, family and private life | £1,400 – £2,800 + VAT |
| Private asylum and fresh claimsStaged, quoted after the first meeting | £1,800 – £8,000 + VAT |
What is included. Our fee covers taking your instructions, assessing eligibility, telling you what evidence is needed and reviewing it, preparing and drafting the application and any representations, submitting it, dealing with Home Office requests for information, and advising you on the decision. Counsel’s fees for hearings are a disbursement, quoted separately.
Appeals and reviews
| Route | Fixed fee plus VAT, excluding third-party costs |
|---|---|
| Administrative review | £600 – £900 + VAT |
| First-tier Tribunal appealDecided on the papers | £1,800 – £2,800 + VAT |
| First-tier Tribunal appealWith a hearing | £2,500 – £4,000 + VAT |
| Upper Tribunal | £3,000 – £5,000 + VAT |
| Judicial reviewPre-action letter | £900 – £1,400 + VAT |
| Judicial reviewClaim, staged | £4,000 – £8,000 + VAT |
| Immigration bailLegal aid checked first | £1,400 – £2,500 + VAT |
What is included. Our fee covers taking your instructions, assessing eligibility, telling you what evidence is needed and reviewing it, preparing and drafting the application and any representations, submitting it, dealing with Home Office requests for information, and advising you on the decision. Counsel’s fees for hearings are a disbursement, quoted separately.
What is not included
The Home Office application fee, the Immigration Health Surcharge, priority service fees, the tribunal fee, English test and Life in the UK test fees, translations, courier, expert and medical reports, DNA tests and counsel’s fees. These are paid to third parties and we tell you the figures in writing before anything is incurred. Home Office fees are published on GOV.UK and change in April and October; we confirm the current figure at submission.
VAT. Our fees are subject to VAT at 20% where it applies. Clients who are not ordinarily resident in the UK are generally outside the scope of UK VAT on these services; we confirm your position in writing when you instruct us.
How you pay. Half of the fixed fee and all anticipated third-party costs on instruction, before work begins. The balance before submission. Appeals, judicial review and sponsor licence work are staged, set out in the engagement letter.
Typical Processing Timescales
These are set by the Home Office and are outside our control. We will advise on the most current timescales at your consultation. Priority services can significantly reduce waiting times where available.
8 – 24 weeks
Overseas entry clearance. Priority service may reduce to 3–5 weeks.
8 – 26 weeks
Extensions and leave changes submitted from inside the UK.
6 – 18 months
ILR: up to 6 months. Naturalisation: 9–18 months (UKVI processing).
3 – 8 weeks
Usually faster where the CoS is in order. Priority processing available.
8 – 12 weeks
Standard application. Home Office may request further information.
6 – 12 months
From lodging grounds of appeal to Tribunal hearing date.
Who Will Handle Your Case
In compliance with the SRA Transparency Rules, we publish the qualifications and experience of the fee earners who carry out immigration work. All work is supervised by our Principal Solicitor.
| Name | Role | Qualification & Accreditation | Supervised By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navinder Kalsi | Principal Solicitor, COLP & COFA | Solicitor, England & Wales | — |
| Rupinder Gill | Practice Manager | IAAS Level 1 | Navinder Kalsi |
| Zeenat Karim | Senior Supervising Caseworker | IAAS Level 2 (Senior Supervising Caseworker) | Navinder Kalsi |
| Danielle Staple | Solicitor & Senior Immigration Caseworker | Solicitor, England & Wales; IAAS Level 2 | Navinder Kalsi |
| Rezart Alia | Solicitor | Solicitor, England & Wales | Navinder Kalsi |
| Bakhtiar Gul | Senior Immigration Caseworker | IAAS Level 2 Accredited | Zeenat Karim |
| Yansi Salot | Senior Immigration Caseworker | IAAS Level 2 Accredited | Zeenat Karim |
| Sim Bains | Senior Immigration Caseworker | IAAS Level 2 Accredited | Zeenat Karim |
| Enxhi Elezaj | Immigration Caseworker | IAAS Level 1 Accredited | Zeenat Karim |
| Adnan Khalil | Immigration Caseworker | IAAS Level 1 Accredited | Zeenat Karim |
IAAS — Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme (Law Society). All fee earners undertake regular continuing professional development. The firm is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority.
Hourly rates, used only where a fixed fee cannot be set, per hour plus VAT: Grade A solicitor with 8 or more years’ experience £275 · Grade B solicitor £225 · Grade C solicitor or legal executive £175 · Grade D trainee or paralegal £125.
Complaints & Regulatory Information
We are committed to providing a high-quality service. If something goes wrong, please contact us. Our full complaints procedure is set out below.
How to Complain to Us
Please contact our complaints handler in writing:
Navinder Kalsi
Principal Solicitor, COLP
Kalsi Legal Ltd
Gresham Works, 38–40 Market Street
Leicester, LE1 6DP
management@kalsilegal.com
We will acknowledge your complaint within 3 working days and provide a full response within 8 weeks.
Legal Ombudsman
If unresolved within 8 weeks, or if you are dissatisfied with our response, you may refer to the Legal Ombudsman:
legalombudsman.org.uk
Tel: 0300 555 0333
Complaints must normally be referred within six months of our final response, and within one year of the problem happening or of when you should have known about it.
Solicitors Regulation Authority
For concerns about our professional conduct, you may contact the SRA directly:
sra.org.uk
Kalsi Legal Ltd · SRA No. 8004435
Authorised since 12 October 2023.
Alternative Dispute Resolution: Other ADR providers exist who may be able to help resolve disputes about legal services. We are not currently members of an approved ADR scheme for fee disputes. Unresolved complaints may be referred to the Legal Ombudsman as detailed above.
Get your fixed fee in writing.
Book a free call and receive a clear written quote before any chargeable work begins. By phone or video, from anywhere in the world.